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Oneonta Middle School

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Oneonta Middle School ranks 78 th of 449 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

78^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 449 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 83% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Oneonta Middle School in Oneonta, AL, serves 316 students in grades 6 through 8 and is part of the highly ranked Oneonta City district, which holds a 4-star rating and ranks 22nd out of 139 districts in Alabama.

Oneonta Middle consistently outperforms its regional peers, making it a standout choice for families. In English Language Arts, the school exceeds state averages at every grade level, with 6th graders hitting 80% proficiency compared to the state's 57%. The 8th grade science program is exceptional, with 80% proficiency—a 26-point advantage over the state average and far ahead of nearby schools like Springville Middle School (60%). Math results are more mixed: 6th and 8th graders beat state averages, but 7th grade math dipped to 18.7% proficiency, below the state's 24.5% and a sharp drop from the prior year. This is the school's main area of concern. However, the school's overall academic advantage is dramatic—6th grade math proficiency (42.7%) is more than double that of Douglas Middle School (16.8%) and Odenville Middle School (10.4%).

One of the school's most impressive strengths is its attendance culture. Chronic absenteeism sits at just 2.7%, compared to the state average of 12% and rates of 20% or higher at nearby Rudd Middle School and ClayChalkville Middle School. The school also supports diverse learners well, with Hispanic students ranking in the top 16% statewide and low-income students in the top 19%. With a favorable 15.5:1 student-teacher ratio—better than most regional schools—and a decade-long track record of top-quintile rankings, Oneonta Middle offers a clear academic edge for families in the area.

316

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,635

Per pupil spending ?

46.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

27605 State Highway 75
Oneonta, AL 35121-3228

(205) 543-5203

District: Oneonta City

Students who attend Oneonta Middle School usually attend:

High:

Oneonta High School

Feeder schools for Oneonta Middle School:

Elementary:

Oneonta Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.4%

Hispanic:

25.9%

African American:

6.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 89th percentile in 2016 → 83rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (57% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Alabama middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg57%

Alabama avg44%

78^th of 449

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 17%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From top 11% (2016) to top 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd of 140Oneonta City among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	77.3	78 of 449	82.6%	★★★★☆
2025	85.0	51 of 439	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	84.1	54 of 442	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	86.7	45 of 437	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	79.9	58 of 432	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	74.6	71 of 440	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	80.7	64 of 437	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	83.7	52 of 423	87.7%	★★★★☆
2017	85.5	41 of 432	90.5%	★★★★★
2016	84.3	49 of 432	88.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	79.8	64 of 427	85.0%	★★★★☆
2025	85.5	38 of 415	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	83.3	50 of 426	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	85.6	40 of 417	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	78.2	62 of 423	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	77.3	54 of 415	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	80.9	49 of 399	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	82.7	49 of 392	87.5%	★★★★☆
2017	90.1	23 of 380	93.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	77.9	13 of 82	84.1%	★★★★☆
2025	80.9	21 of 173	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	24 of 164	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	23 of 166	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	73.6	27 of 157	82.8%	★★★★☆
2021	66.5	33 of 154	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	55.7	48 of 124	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.2	25 of 113	77.9%	★★★★☆
2017	69.4	25 of 108	76.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	73.1	83 of 438	81.1%	★★★★☆
2025	81.7	44 of 428	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	85.6	38 of 437	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	77.1	52 of 410	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	69.1	78 of 421	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	65.9	107 of 415	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	71.1	87 of 396	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	79.8	43 of 396	89.1%	★★★★☆
2017	82.0	36 of 349	89.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	72.1	89 of 426	79.1%	★★★★☆
2025	81.7	57 of 422	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.9	57 of 428	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	85.2	42 of 419	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	77.4	60 of 427	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	63.6	113 of 418	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	76.6	61 of 399	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	49 of 397	87.7%	★★★★☆
2017	76.4	63 of 380	83.4%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	77.4	11 of 69	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	60.5	15 of 56	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	51.3	19 of 44	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2021	37.7	179 of 274	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	95.4	6 of 223	97.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	72.5	70 of 359	80.5%	★★★★☆
2025	77.2	65 of 377	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	65 of 373	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	51 of 370	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	72 of 376	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	67.9	82 of 369	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	75.1	58 of 343	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	79.3	49 of 331	85.2%	★★★★☆
2017	77.3	39 of 247	84.2%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2026)85th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)84th percentile~ school

Native American (2024)84th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)81st percentile~ school

White (2026)81st percentile~ school

Male (2026)79th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2021)35th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

Science80%+26 vs state

English73%+16 vs state

Mathematics33%+4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2026)				Summative Assessment Science (2026)	Summative Assessment English (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Oneonta Middle School	Public	6-8	27605 State Highway 75	Oneonta	35121	Blount County	Oneonta City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 543-5203	316	20	15.5	46.8%	194 (61.4%)	21 (6.6%)	82 (25.9%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	77.3	78^th of 449 public middle schools	82.6%		85	51^st of 439 public middle schools	88.4%	27		42.7	18.7	36.7	80.0		80.3	67.5	72.2	$11,635	$2,514	$9,100
Springville Middle School	Public	5-8	6691 U S Highway 11	Springville	35146	St. Clair County	St Clair County	No	No	No	No	(205) 467-2740	723	35	20.9	28.4%	625 (86.4%)	53 (7.3%)	22 (3.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.5%)	70.7	103^rd of 449 public middle schools	77.1%		72.5	92^nd of 439 public middle schools	79.0%	11	42.8	37.2	29.3	39.7	60.3	69.6	62.6	61.1	69.0	$9,590	$1,876	$7,703
Hayden Middle School	Public	5-7	310 Second Avenue	Hayden	35079	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 647-3083	437	24	18.4	34.3%	412 (94.3%)	8 (1.8%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	77.4	74^th of 449 public middle schools	83.5%		78.7	69^th of 439 public middle schools	84.3%	5	52.9	53.7	37.7			84.3	68.3	58.0		$8,773	$2,065	$6,681
Ashville Middle School	Public	5-8	33221 Highway 231	Ashville	35953	St. Clair County	St Clair County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 594-7044	371	19	20.0	54.7%	288 (77.6%)	17 (4.6%)	47 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.9%)	57.6	172^nd of 449 public middle schools	61.7%		59.1	160^th of 439 public middle schools	63.6%	12	27.2	42.0	30.8	38.8	48.0	64.1	53.8	52.9	49.0	$10,710	$2,085	$8,614
ClayChalkville Middle School	Public	6-8	6700 TrussvilleClay Rd	Trussville	35173	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-3100	952	59	16.1	72.5%	72 (7.6%)	750 (78.8%)	95 (10.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.4%)	13.6	402^nd of 449 public middle schools	10.5%		12.3	401^st of 439 public middle schools	8.7%	1		8.9	6.8	5.1	23.4		36.3	30.1	34.5	$11,453	$3,172	$8,265
Hanceville Middle School	Public	6-8	805 Commercial St SE	Hanceville	35077	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 352-6175	284	17	16.7	61.6%	206 (72.5%)	11 (3.9%)	45 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.7%)	43.6	251^st of 449 public middle schools	44.1%		45.6	241^st of 439 public middle schools	45.1%	10		23.4	22.1	12.0	52.2		52.3	55.8	48.9	$9,117	$1,250	$7,822
Holly Pond Middle School	Public	6-8	91 Buckner Road	Holly Pond	35083	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(256) 796-5898	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	66.8	123^rd of 449 public middle schools	72.6%					(n/a)		31.5	23.6	24.6	61.5		71.9	66.7	67.7
Odenville Middle School	Public	6-8	100 First Avenue	Odenville	35120	St. Clair County	St Clair County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 629-2280	534	24	21.8	53.7%	355 (66.5%)	113 (21.2%)	39 (7.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.3%)	32.5	306^th of 449 public middle schools	31.8%		30.7	311^th of 439 public middle schools	29.2%	5		10.4	7.0	10.4	55.5		50.5	33.7	57.3	$8,604	$1,629	$6,871
Rudd Middle School	Public	6-8	4526 Rudd School Rd	Pinson	35126	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-5309	648	36	18.0	71.3%	93 (14.4%)	320 (49.4%)	222 (34.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	18.7	372^nd of 449 public middle schools	17.1%		20	353^rd of 439 public middle schools	19.6%	19		9.5	11.5	8.7	28.6		31.0	43.5	35.3	$10,779	$2,557	$8,207
Douglas Middle School	Public	6-8	Highway 75	Douglas	35964	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 593-1240	512	27	18.8	67.2%	258 (50.4%)	6 (1.2%)	235 (45.9%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	35.3	291^st of 449 public middle schools	35.2%		40.3	271^st of 439 public middle schools	38.3%	20		16.8	14.0	14.5	57.0		43.9	37.4	54.7	$13,356	$4,887	$8,437

Frequently Asked Questions about Oneonta Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Oneonta Middle School?

Students at Oneonta Middle School are 61% White, 26% Hispanic, 7% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Oneonta Middle School a good school?

Oneonta Middle School ranks 78^th of 449 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Oneonta Middle School attend?

Students who attend Oneonta Middle School usually go on to attend Oneonta High School

How many students attend Oneonta Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 316 students attended Oneonta Middle School.

What district is Oneonta Middle School in?

Oneonta City

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